不敷 [－－]

Jyutping bat1 fu1
Pinyin bù fū

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    to be insufficient; to be lacking; to not be enough
    (syn.) 不足, 阙乏, 乏达, 亏, 不够, 虧, 不滿, 短缺, 匱乏, 缺乏, 闕乏, 阙如, 短少, 缺如, 缺欠, 欠缺, 闕如, 絕乏, 缺少, 缺缺, 乏達, 欠, 不夠, 绝乏, 匮乏, 不满
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我建议你永远不要入不敷出。
    我建議你永遠不要入不敷出。
    wǒ jiàn yì nǐ yǒng yuǎn bù yào rù bù fū chū 。
    • I advise you never to live beyond your income.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢失业之后净系靠兼职生活，每个月都入不敷支。
    佢失業之後淨係靠兼職生活，每個月都入不敷支。
    keoi5 sat1 jip6 zi1 hau6 zing6 hai6 kaau3 gim1 zik1 san1 wut6, mui5 go3 jyut6 dou1 jap6 bat1 fu1 zi1.
    • After losing his original job, he earns his living by doing a part-time job, but his income falls short of expenditure every month.
  2. Cantonese
    我今个月洗突咗，搞到入不敷出。
    我今個月洗突咗，搞到入不敷出。
    ngo5 gam1 go3 jyut6 sai2 dat6 zo2, gaau2 dou3 jap6 bat1 fu1 ceot1.
    • I can't make ends meet this month since I've spent too much.